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How to Recognize Signs of a Stroke
Posted by Anne
This was sent to me and I want to share this awareness with you:
I had never heard this advice before and hadn't a clue. Perhaps you
hadn't either and would like to file it away in the back of your head.
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.
Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster.
The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to
recognize
the symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say any bystander can recognize a
stroke by asking three simple questions:
* ask the individual to smile.
* ask him or her to raise both arms.
* ask the person to speak a simple sentence.
If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 9-1-1 immediately
and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. After discovering that a
group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm
weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public
to learn the three questions.
They presented their conclusions at the American Stroke Association's
annual meeting last February. Widespread use of this test could result
in prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage.
  
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